What color is #8D8E60?

#8D8E60 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8E60?

The RGB value is 141, 142, 96: 141 red, 142 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8E60?

The complementary color is #61608E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8E60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8E60 color

#8D8E60 rgb(141, 142, 96)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8D8E60 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 55.7% green and 37.6% blue (141, 142, 96).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#8D8E60 color codes

HEX	`#8D8E60`
RGB	`rgb(141, 142, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 55.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 32%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.9, -7.99, 24.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.9, 25.72, 108.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.769, 25.854, 14.855)`
Decimal	`9277024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8E60, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8D8E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8E60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8D8E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8e60; }
.text { color: #8d8e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 142 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8e60, #768e60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8D8E60?: #8D8E60 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8E60?: The RGB value is 141, 142, 96: 141 red, 142 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8E60?: The complementary color is #61608E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8E60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.